Red Hot Chili Peppers Grooves & Fills | Chad Smith
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- We had the great honor of welcoming legendary drummer Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Drumeo studio!
We dove deep into the beats and fills that have made the Red Hot Chili Peppers, one of the most successful bands in the world.
He’ll be breaking down each beat providing invaluable tips and tricks to help you nail each part! Not only will you master the songs that made the band such a hit, but you might even chuckle a little along the way.
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⚠️ WARNING: This video includes explicit language. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Suck My Kiss
06:02 - Give It Away
14:18 - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Demo)
17:21 - The Power Of Equality
22:37 - Mellowship Slinky In B Major
27:34 - Breaking The Girl
30:55 - Scar Tissue
38:16 - Around The World
45:31 - Otherside
51:42 - By The Way
01:01:55 - The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie
01:09:20 - Talking About Taylor Hawkins
01:15:38 - Under The Bridge
01:06:19 - Charlie (Groove)
01:20:03 - Can't Stop
01:24:33 - Outro
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Sometimes a video like this needs to drop for you to remember why somebody is one of your all time favorite drummers. Chad's energy playing is like nobody else, and dude CLEARLY still loves everything he's doing.
so much POWER!!!
Was thinking the same thing!
That's what decades of loving your instrument and music does to you 😁
You defined it perfect
Totally agree.
1.5h long video with Chad Smith playing some iconic RHCP songs is an amazing gift. Thank you Drumeo.
Agree!
amazing this is free
Was just about to comment how we basically got 1.5hr "concert" and I'm alllll for it 🙏🏻
Wow. There is so much emotion in Chads face when he hears the opening of Under the Bridge. There's nostalgia, and a lot of pain. He really is an artist
Context please
@@k4ii03 Its about their friend and original guitarist of the band who died cause of drugs.
@@k4ii03actually its about struggling with the drug addiction they all had back then and the depression Kieds was dealing at the time. the lyrics wasn’t meant to be a song, it was kind of a poem Kieds wrote and later their producer saw it and suggested they wrote a song with it. this one is really emotional for them for sure… love their story ❤️🩹
@@k4ii03actually it was about struggling with the drug addiction they all had back then and the depression Kieds was dealing… the lyrics wasn’t meant to be a song, Kieds wrote it as a poem and later their producer would find it and suggested they wrote a song with it. “under the bridge downtown” refers to downtown LA where they usually bought/used drugs back at the time. this song is sad and beautiful and probably really emotional to all of them… love their story ❤️🩹
In Under The Bridge?@@giannimarcoarquio8484
I cannot describe the joy I feel watching this guy play drums. Pure pure joy.
This is so true. Same here. I already WAS a fan of Chad Smith, but now I'm even a bigger one.
Same
Watch him play piano
I agree. This is definitely what he was put on earth for.
Thanks for the great hang, Chad!
#brandonandchad
Brandon, is this a 13 /16/18 size ?
Is there anything that surprised you about overall tuning of his playing ? That what I think is a 13 looks pretty loose.
Bass drum padding of preference on this setup ?
P3 head ?
Come on Brandon do better !
Just kidding. Killer video. I needed this for about 20 years now.
Like I said before… this guy took me to lunch back in San Antonio. Coolest dude ever !
Wait, chad was hanged?!?
I totally ship Chandon
Great company indeed!
Chad Smith isn't a groovy drummer. He IS the groove. What an amazing drummer. Very clever parts, full of energy.
That's one thing that separates Chad from other drummers for sure. As Chad talks about in the video, the whole premise of RHCP songs are written on the back of Chad's groovy drumming and Flea's dope vibey bass rifts. With Anthony writing lyrics based off what those two guys come up with together, and Josh/John adding in the lead guitar riffs over those.
Man i don't even have the words.... So freaking goooood damn thank you Chad Rhcp Bssm
I agree! Chad is the absolte Groovemachine! Love how simple but insanely groovy he plays and perfectly fits the song!
Weel said. Between Flea and Chad it's a heaven-sent combo.
Right away he said WE'RE so grateful. He's a band's man not self serving. Well maybe a little
Who had a smile for an hour and 42 minutes?
u mean 24 buddy?
@@rizkyka_tptu4536I think he’s accounting for the 18 minutes we still had a smile on our face after the vid finished 😂
Chad is the type of drummer where you feel like it’s gonna fall apart any minute, but he’s in complete control. It’s fantastic
Never felt that way, always felt that it was always intact and perfect. His rhythm and skill is next level.
@@demapples6580yeah same. His musicality is so good I feel like he could handle any curveball and still keep it together. At no point do I ever feel like it's going to fall apart.
I agree. It’s loose and tight at the same time. There is a lot of personality in his groove.
Perfect description of the best drummers. Bonham and Grohl are like this too.
Back in '98, when I was just starting my drumming path and I had no internet, no CZcams of course but I had a VHS video cassette called "Red Hot Chili Method" where Chad and Flea were just playing together the songs from Black Sugar Sex Magic. This cassette was the only source for me of how to play drums. I remember I was slowing down the parts and rewatching them many times to figure out what is Chad playing. So I can proudly say that Chad Smith was my first drum teacher :)
Huge respect to this man!
I love this,
I watched the Red Hot Chili Method a few years back. Absolutely loved it, so much fun. Chad and the chili peppers will always be one of my all time favorites.
"foot cam" 😆
if Chad never found a place to apply( drumming ) his abundant nervous energy he would of eventually exploded internally.
Will Farrell , Chad Smith and Johnny Carson look like they were identical triplets.
In addition to being a great drummer, Chad is a blast to listen to.
he reminds me of my uncle, the drunk who does too much meth. also a blast to listen to.
Absolutely.
His kick drum work is unreal, the ghost notes, it never stops... does any other drummer do that? I've never seen it before!! The groove is off the chart!
Chad Sexton - 311
You should Check Out the world of Metal Drummers.
Dan Searle from the band called 'Architects' or Daniel Furnari from the band 'Polaris' just to name a few.
Both exceptional metal Drummers.
It may not be everyones kind of music but they got some serious skill and technique. 👌🏻
Not talking about double bass. I'm well aware of what metal drummers can do. I'm talking about actual ghost notes in a groove context, as if played on the snare, but on the kick drum.
Red Hot Rhythm Method Chad’s 1992 video shows off a lot of this, especially the section detailing Nobody Weird Like Me
Jon Theodore - DeLoused In The Comatorium by The Mars Volta (by the way Flea plays bass in this album).
What an amazing story teller. I sat in a random parking lot and watched this whole video. Felt like I was actually sitting in the studio listening and was part of the conversation.
He’s so relaxed and fluid when he plays. So much fun to watch. I don’t think he gets enough recognition for the parts he writes. He comes up some amazing drum parts and grooves.
He's often overshadowed by the josh + johns virtuosity, as well as flea's energy, but without a doubt there is no way the peppers would have stuck around as long without Mr. Smith.
Their jams are absolutely legendary and changed my worldview when I realized what was possible with so little.
@@itmeurdad i believe the bands energy is obviously the connection of the 4 BUT Chad's intensity elevates the dynamics and makes the whole thing explode in an amazing way. Chad is an amazing drummer and musician :)
agreed. I find his drumming to be perhaps the most iconic thing about RHCP. @@Alex-ms1tt
Like me when I roll a joint! Easy as fuck
Him and Flea are the reason Peppers are still a constant listen for me even after all these years. Just so damn good together at creating perfect grooves.
And John
@@danielserrano3702 their albums with Josh are great. I’d even say some of Chads best drumming is on those albums.
@@ilanrodriguez7698Agree! Goodbye Hooray has entered the chat! 🙌🏼
@@ilanrodriguez7698 the getaway is one of their best/my favorites. Josh did reallh well on that album.
@@APEIRON_MUSIC Dreams of a Samurai has his best part of all songs (counting usual suspects such as Purple Stain or Walkabout), and live version is even more insane
In a world of technical precision, Chad reminds us all that feel and groove are more important and what everyone should strive to get right when playing. You can't help but just jam to his grooves! Thank you for it all CHAD!!!
100%
I had some video of him he did .. some drum clinic vid ..
It’s what I took away from it ..
The groove. And ghost 👻 notes
Guy's probably played these songs thousands of times, yet still finds quality and joy in them. Just love it
Non-drummers don't understand the amount of practice that went into that mastery of hand and foot independence. What makes those grooves so great is the musicality and fluency!
No kidding, @1:22:50 he just casually switches to open hand and then back. That''s so incredibly hard to do.
Non drummer here but his restraint when it suits the song is soooooo tasty too
Non-drummer here, and I can understand the amount of practice required to achieve full mastery. So, I really comprehend the level of practice that Chad had to put in to reach where he is now. Nobody can become a master of something without dedicating time, effort, and love to it. Therefore, it doesn't take being a drummer alone to grasp the sacrifices Chad made during his journey. All it takes is common sense.
Relax, we do
It's a whole body movement. I love watching for the body movements that act as counter movements to the beat of what he's playing.
Fuckin love how he's like "we haven't played this song in X amount of years" but when the track comes on he hits his mark perfectly and nails it like he played it yesterday. This music is in his heart and its beautiful.
There's just something about a musician that's enjoying the hell out of what they're doing that makes me want to just sit and watch. I could watch Chad jam some Chili peppers songs all day.
OH MY GOD the goosebumps i got at 48:27 are INDESCRIBABLE
The energy, the body movement and the sound he produces are unbelievable
This man is one of a kind
Search that word up btw
@@zprofcrackedwho are you the spelling police 😂
@@GoogleMeAgain wasn’t the spelling just the wrong word :)
The groove he has when he plays Suck my Kiss is unreal
the groove when he plays those songs in this video is unreal
So good
i thought the same.
dali lamas tune
Never plays it the same way twice, always having a blast, and lives in the pocket
I’ve said this time and time again and I will die on this hill: Chad Smith has the best sounding snare I have ever heard.
You can thank the Drum Doctor for that.
I lived on the same property as the mansion (check out "funky Monks doc) the peppers recorded at.
One chill night from my bedroom i heard them checking his snare on one of the songs.
It blew my mind.
So i went outside to the parking lot to hear it again.
Best snare i ever heard.
I bumped into Chad ten years later at a restaurant in Hollywood and mentioned that snare iheard that night. Chad closed his eyes for a moment and said,
"God i wish i owned that Black Beuty."
In the funky moks doc i could see not only my car in the driveway(haha) but the Drum Doctor Cartage Drum cases in some of the scenes.
The Doc has been around for years and still has arguably the best collection of drum sets in the world.
Rock On
@@supergrogg I need to buy a black beauty ASAP! Thanks for that awesome story!
Like a gun shot. POW!
So true
Chad, Flea, John and even Anthony are always in spontaneous improvisation that's the magic of RHCP.
Chad seems like so much fun to hang around with. I love how right before he starts playing, he has that expression on his face like he has no clue what he's about to play but then he just nails it perfectly. Awesome drummer
I never realized how much he dances and bounces when he plays, he's like truly feeling the beat in his whole body and that nervous energy gets a chance to escape. Incredible drum sounds, even more incredible drummer. Fantastic episode!
This is the RHCP's spirit. If you're not dancing and bouncing, you're not playing the RHCP's drums parts ^^
Especially at 54:33. It's so pronounced haha
Best thing is while you watch them play, the excessive energy is not even that out of place, as everyone energy is at the same level!
Well said my friend.
This is pure gold man. Enjoy this guy. He is 61 years old and still in his prime. How many drummers can say that?
The few that know how to live a good life.
Tommy Aldridge
Mikkey Dee
Tommy.
Danny Carrey
Im 16 years old and in my age it isnt Common to hear rhcp but so thankful they still rock ❤❤❤
Less is more - This is his signature. The way he moves... drums are just another part of his body. Swinging groove with such harmony and simplicity simultaneously in every single shot! He has always been one of my favs. 🤘😎🤘. Drumeo thank you for this!
He knows how to bend the silence between notes with his mind. Few people know, but this is what makes the girls asses wiggle. 😉
the fact that Chad played the groove perfectly when the intro of Power of Equality caught him off guard at @17:24 proves why he is one of the best drummers of the last 30 years
What a think friend is that he's not off guard. I think he was just trolling around huehue. Cause as you could see, he obviously likes to xD
You can tell he just kills for that moment.
He has a click in his ear.
Grew up with Chad in Detroit. His feet were constantly moving whether the beaters were hitting or not. Toby Redd was the local band here in Detroit, I actually took his spot briefly when he left for LA to play with the chili peppers. An amazing soul he's always been from day 1
Used to go watch Chad and Toby Red at a bar in Waterford (M59 & Cass Lk). He had to use his brother's ID to get in the bar, since he was only 16!
@@jilbertbstupid question but did they not have green bands to signify under 21 performers back then?
@@BIGBURTfuck no😂
Nice
@@BIGBURTlol not in dive bars/real venues. Sometimes they would make the underage musicians have a guardian there but in my experience the guardian is always a little off kilter lollololol
Flea and Chad together live is an iconic, unmatched energy
Based
Kudos to the sound engineers - this drumset sounds amazing 💥
The energy that Chad brings everywhere is infectious! He's just a powerful driving force behind the sound of the Chili Peppers, and it's no wonder they have kept at it for as long as they have!
Chad is the quintessential rock drummer. Equal parts solid, silly, and a heart big enough to weather the decades-long ride.
36 minutes in talking about improvisation and the magic that only a few understand!!! Absolutely brilliant to hear Chad talk about this!
So Chad is one of my favorite current drummers!!! I’m 57 and grew up loving Bonham Moon… etc. etc…. I’ve been struggling guitarist for a long time, but I’ve always been obsessed with Drummers… I love to tell is that when I lived in LA I was bartending at the hard rock in Universal Studios… Chad was donating a drum set. He used on tour…. It was a Friday day and a bunch of kids were there with their parents…. I remember this young kid about 13-ish coming up to me and asking me if he would be able to meet Chad… I replied to him that I really don’t know… came out and told the story of the drum set… I remember it being like a gold clear kind of looking set… He did exactly what happened in this video… he played great grooves to the songs… and when somebody said for him to play a solo, he replied in the same exact way back, then which may have been 20 years ago! As In this video… At the hard rock, we had done a bunch of people donating stuff and signing autographs… but I remember distinctly Chad saying I’m gonna grab a beer and stay here and talk to everyone of you! And did… and I remember him and the kid that asked me if Chad would hang out… I remember them air drumming… they were talking about Music!!! And Chad stayed there much longer than anyone else I had ever seen in my 17 years of bartending!!! Chad is not only or my favorite Drummers … but he is also on my favorite people ever for being famous and sharing with the people that want to be… Or lol struggling musicians… as I was… and still am! Love you dude!
Chad absolutely loved playing Mellowship there. Must have been the first time in decades he played it and he absolutely nailed it. Magic. That groove is absolutely sick.
magik (blood sugar sex)
I just so happened to be looking up songs that they had never played live just yesterday, so seeing Mellowship in here was really exiciting to see.
Lol he kept yelling to keep the track going
His pocket is unreal. Not normally the hugest fan of Chad, but hearing his drum sound, his energy and the clarity of his pocket in this video has me captivated. That snare sounds so fucking crisp too.
Props to the sound engineers of Drumeo then!
@@wildewouter not only .....
I was a fan as soon as I heard him on suck m my kiss. Insane
Fabulous. Im 58 and a year into drumming, Chad is an inspiration.
1:16:05 I felt that in your voice, my dude, forever be one of my favorite songs
I'm not into RHCP stuff too much but this man represents the essence of drumming: groove, fun, smile and simplicity.
Man you should listen to them more
Something I didn’t realize until I was at the end of this video is that this is likely the first time he’s listened to the studio version of these songs in decades. He of course played some of them live thousands of times, but I respect tremendously that he’s not playing the same exact part every time and lets the sound evolve with him over the years. Loved this one!
you can tell when he hears the opening to Under the Bridge he gets immediately transported back to a memory in time. Hell, I even feel that way.
@@beigejonny That’s exactly where I noticed it too!
Me too man
Thats right. Another thing is that he plays always with other musicians every time. So playing those songs with a track, its something odd to him. They don't even use click track to record.
In college, 2005/6, I went to several of their shows on the tour for the stadium arcadium album. They blew the roof off of every stadium, and chad crushed. I’ll forever love this band, and Chad is a drum icon… this was a treat.
Chad should make a drum & bass album. His energy and play style is perfect for that.
🎉
John would be down
1:16:05 that look says it all. Chills man. Saw frusicante crying while seeing them perform this song live. You can tell that this song is a special staple for them to how far they have come. Thanks for all the great music
My absolute favourite of their songs- so glad they were convinced to actually turn the poem into this, absolute masterpiece
I know , considering the rhcp music that’s been lost and the public has never heard, could you imagine they’d never turned under the bridge into a song or disregarded it ???!
Damn he has so much power behind every single hit but still has killer dynamics.
Wow. Just wow. I don't even play drums or any other instrument but been a RHCP fan for almost 20 years. Never seen something so focused on the drums. Only now i see the influence Chad actually had on their sound. Thank you for making rhis ❤
OMG, the energy this guy has and the style, this was legendary. That ending.
Okay. Chad is officially my favorite drummer.
I fucking guess he’s mine now too. Haha
Todays music scene needs more Chad. I loved watching this, thanks Drumeo for the vibes, you both are great!
Chad is so in sync with the vocal delivery at times it's amazing. Chad + Anthony reminds me a lot of Alex + Eddie in how linked they are.
It´s so unique how he plays the hi-hat. Either the footwork or with the hands! Untouchable!
Yeah I noticed that too! What a coordination and timing. He looks really hyperactive so drum is a great tool for him to use that energy!!!
You can really hear it in his grooves, slightly open hi hat on 1 and 3
I dont think any modern drummers groove as hard, sound as smooth or hit as hard as chad did in RHCP. He's a beast. Absolute respect
Just amazing. Chad is funny, often humble, and one hell of a drummer.
He has those songs so well rehearsed, easily 10,000 hours, and it really shows. You can see him set up the next part and he is right on with Anthony’s voice. Really great stuff!
what a pleasure to see Chad playing Mellowship Slinky in B Minor/Major live!
I wish RHCP did it too! One of the best tracks on the album.
I love the fact Chad jams out over his own songs. Really breathes a new lease of life into the Chili Peppers tracks and shows he knows how to have fun when playing without taking it too far! Such a fantastic drummer
We love you CHad!
One of the greatest drummers in the world!
So cool to see how in tune he is with their band. No wonder why they’re so successful, they are all so passionate about their music
Chad must've been the coolest guy to hang with!! Excellent work on this - and he sounds great with our drum mics 🔥
He definitely was! Such an unreal day!
@@BrandonToews man, lucky duck you are! And you did a great job balancing the serious parts of the interview with the spontaneity of Chads character. Partly because of that we got to see Chad so authentic here. Thank you!
A lot of the greats lose their power over the years, but not Chad. Those explosive fills are no joke.
Such a legend. I love how great his drumming is without needing a complicated drum set. He uses the basics but makes it awesome.
I needed this today. I really did. Thank you to all involved, and thank you Chad for being such humble dude, and being the backbone of so many things for us over the years.
Drumming is so second nature to him. This is why he is so god damn good. He just has fun. A lot of other drummers are SO talented, but they are so focused. Not to say that Chad isn't but I feel like he is just so much more focused on how much fun he's having than he has to on actually drumming!
Chad is a wonderfully tight drummer with a great sense of glove and time. Seems like a great guy too. I think the fact he doesn't play exactly like the record just shows he is having fun and feeling the flow. Working it
It's very important for drummers to have a great sense of glove.
All you need is glove
@@error.delete4945 you know what they say, no glove, no love
He does have good time and is tight but has these delayed fills which are interesting but doesn’t slip off the beat
@@kpag3030 I thought it sounded more and more disjointed to toward the end of the video, I chalk that up to he IS NOT the type of drummer to just play perfectly along with pre-recorded tracks. He's used to the push and pull with real musicians playing together, so when you ask him to play along with the track, yeah it's cool but it's almost like he's used to being the leader, so it doesn't translate as well in this context.
Grew up listening to RHCP, all of Chad's drum lines are as iconic and inscribed into my brain as the bass lines and the singing. Its beautiful hearing him play it live with such clean recording
By the way is one of my all time favorites. I've been listening to this for more than 20 years now, since I was a little kid. This performance was phenomenal. Thanks Chad and Drumeo!
I love the he improvs a lot, it's like each concert is brand new and exciting !
He's like a jazz drummer trapped in a funk rock/metal drummer's body.
@@Proghead88I wouldn't call it that really, improv isn't inherent to Jazz music alone. Would you call Keith Moon a jazz drummer? Most drummers from the 60s and early 70s were using improv across rock music
@@scartissue121 tbf, rock music owes a lot to jazz.
@@scartissue121 All the drummers of the 60s that improvised in rock were influenced by jazz drummers. Dixieland and jazz musicians developed the drum set, and they also developed the idea of how to improvise while leading a band with it. Anybody with half a brain knows that improvisation is a human concept, and not even just found in music. But I guarantee you that every single blues-rock drummer that was a good improviser in the 60s was directly influenced by a jazz drummer and they could name more than one that affected their playing and inspired them to improvise to that level. Also, just because I say he's like a jazz drummer doesn't mean that I only meant that he's a good improviser. He's also very dynamic which is something a lot of rock drummers don't care about as much as jazz drummers. He has a sense of restless creativity where he always wants to be expressing himself in the moment.
In his cultural context and upbringing, this was influenced mainly by jazz, R&B, and blues rock drummers (that were influenced by jazz drummers as well). You can't escape it no matter what. Lars Ulrich from Metallica also has this more loose improvised approach inspired by Jazz (he grew up around it and had conversations with his dad on how loosening up and adding some swing to the feel and playing with the accents can be a good thing in metallica's music). It's part of a much bigger conversation but when you examine the conversation you keep going back to Jazz and it makes perfect sense why.
@@ezra9521 exactly.
Don't get me wrong, i like everything that you do for our community, but this session was one of the best. To see how Chad approach to his own songs.... So authentic!!! Bless you Chad /Drumeo🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍
Seeing his emotions when he played under the bridge gave me a new appreciation for it. Chad smith is a legend!
Those drums are an extension of his own body. I love watching this dude and I can still remember where I was when I heard them for the first time. They're one of the bands that saved us from the hair band craze.
The fact that no one at Drumeo asked him to play RHCP - Warped is baffling as a drummer. That song rocks!!! 🥁
I love that song but the vocals are insufferable
I asked for Deep Kick!!! And Sikamikanico…and the intro to stone cold bush (the live version) 😅😅😅
Chads work on BSSM is some of the best rock drumming of the 90s. Brendan O'Brien engineering it and Rick Rubin producing. Such a great dude that damn Chad.
Chad and Sean Kinney from Alice In Chains are my two favorite 90s drummers
I absolutely love watching Chad. He is so full of life and absolutely loves his craft and is a master of it.
i can't stop watching this vid again and again, idk .. he's energy, the respect, the passion, the groove, crazy.
I never played drums in my life but the fill in Give It away from 10:02 to 10:10 is one the best thing i've ever heard of, that's amazing!
Playing live. Playing live with crowds, PA, stage ecc..gives you a total different feedback than playing for youtube, social ecc... When I see Chad Smith playing I see a player that gives you that raw live music vibe and it totally rocks.
Precise chaos,sloppy yet controlled, love this guy.
This is about the 5th time I'm watching this and it's still amazing... Thank you Chad and Drumeo
I was always in the minority when i stated this guy is one of the most underrated and under appreciated drummers to ever do it. From technique to creativity to groovability, this guy jams! Thank you Drumeo for another awesome video.
I'm not even a drummer, I just freaking love Chad and RCHP
Watching this was like taking a stroll down memory lane. I can remember where I was, what I was doing when I heard everyone of these epic songs as they dropped. But nothing was more ethereal than watching one of the best still killing it TODAY, hasn’t missed a beat and with that same passion for music and drumming still burning as hot as when he was 4. This is the stuff Legends are made of. And YOU Chad are a LEGEND. 🌶️🤘🏻🥁
Incredible how he accompanies all instrument parts and the vocals without playing any redundant stuff. Very musical drummer.
I just saw RHCP for the first time April 8th at US Bank in Minneapolis. It was beyond amazing even better than the hype I felt for it! After John sang "Your Song" I couldn't stop crying all night. Chad, Flea, and John all gave an inspiring performance 👏 🙌
he sounds amazing. love how intricate his parts can be (subtly) while also giving tons of room for funky improv
All that you said 🤘🏾
Having the focus on Chad in these videos goes to show how important a rhythm section is and how amazing the RHCP's is.
it's amazing to see him play all these classic songs. You really see how much of the drums make all these great songs.
That Otherside Version is awesome!
Having Chad Smith playing all around the Chili Peppers songs, 30 years after the explosion that was Blood Sugar Sex Magic is a gift for the drum comunity and music lovers. Well done Drumeo. We needed some Chad playing some insane funky demolition beats. The sound is OUTSTANDING.
I keep coming back to these videos cause I could watch Chad play all day. His technical explanations are informative and fun to listen to and he just seems like someone you would want to hang with and jam. Not hard to see how much he loves what he does.
Legendary drummer...and what a video. What a great way to see how the musician plays the songs up close and personal, which is rare especially for the drummer. Thank you for the video Drumeo & Chad for the time / music.
Chad has always been up there for me, his charisma, energy and style in general, one song that often gets overlooked is "Walkabout" from One Hot Minute, his relaxed and ghost note filled playing is really controlled and dynamic
Breaking the girl is such a sick groove. The fills breaking from it become such a neat thing!
Just such a personality. So much vibrancy. I can only imagine what experiences he's had. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
I love that he spins the sticks in between beats… I’ve a new love for watching drummers in bands thanks to Chad and Drumeo. Thank you.
This is the perfect example of a drummer not being super tight all the time, but you don't even care because it's all about energy and the fun the guy seems to have while playing and grooving. Legend!
The thing about Chad is that he has a perfect groove and, at the same time, has some top-notch technical skills .Truly a unique drummer and one of the best in rock history.
The "Otherside" cover is absolutely incredible. The tune is amazing already the way it develops, and Chad nails it SO hard. So impressive.
A genuine love and enjoyment for what he is doing and a real musical and melodical touch to his drumming, with great time keeping. Love it
Chad is 100% the reason i started and kept playing drums.